The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-12-16


sDceches Mere made over hig grave, AMI
general feeling a. INDIGNATION was aroused
against ~. De 81rEilie, nilo WAa arrested. IL
was Tuinnzed thar unlnis play had been en-.
Tie affair mliHt b strictly infeGiiGnted
The tragedy nan tho HHbjeet Il al CONVEX
Nation, nnd the neHslszpgia Hsre iiled with
ton was made as 10 who was the girl With III.
de 1itrvilie that night
~ coamei everybody concluded j was his
saintfoaa. for bis llaTActar vas zoo well
known 70 leave any double ai,qut H.
some said u WA lnarried woman, othera
young girl Of good family, etc.
She nass gf THO dreina reaohed tho Jenne-
Qnina, but though Caroline understood it,
for alie had been bIibqd By d. De Moryiile 10
enable him to got mndeieing into his power
she held her tongue iot fauT % being MIXED
" q We affair, and The Fiie roie she had
HE summer before be had often gone 10
tho sea 70 recruit bis ntrength, worn ont BIZ
iiaher. girl, Madeleine, aud had asked Leave
TO mako sketch OF her. Hhr frhndparnnth,
with whom she lived, had seen no harm in il,
and, tempted By the golden reeOmpehse he
promiseag they had allowed her to pose.
He hed painted her leaning on her net on
tho yellow eHndH, with the daahina waves in
tAe background, TIE Young men soon found
beauty, and long before the picture was
complated had pursued her with bis admira-
But The Young giIl had given him no en-
gourageHehE ard had alioRn him pisiuly
hOg repuEnant his love Was % her Pierre
had been there % defend her, and NJ de
Mergilie bad skunk away before him.
and thankful hat her lover had not fallen
victim 70 her purauer'a anger. Yet as she
tad iaft the CATO before fie quarrel, she had
~ y, Aqss ri assneiatiDg the cay llsi with ~
Tions Light woman who Ind been hia cannan-
EyerythinF, too, wee 90 exaggerated that
II was almost impossible for her 10 fluid ont
that she was tho Heroine 81 The tragedy, and
that her companion hsd boon no other
than "A, do Mergillo, che poor Young sub
slso aaid ulans aasss ae araee 10 tic sse.
Niepge thar Fiefto had moi fold tha cold ateal,
and followed a HeHnaiile with tho true fer
gency pf her pure heart.
She was az good and indusSFipnaag Hlle WINS
pretty and, when the tids WINS favorable, her
supple, graceful figure could be seen tramp
lnR over the golden sgndRs heavy net On her
heF head, to prevent tho Rnlt water getting
into her bright eYag, her pretty faet and lagR
bars, and tho cllris bloEn on har forehead
Ille other girls who accompanied her
looked ellinisy ana avn ward beside her. bat
they wore ah healthy and ahpng, ard formed
Edetniesqge groups N they rgn 10 tile VA.
fhsg wgllld RETURN With dripping pettlnpHts,
her HhpTbA klft eitnRlnR 70 her rounded form,
and Little crupa OK water shining ON the
gasilfi7 ipEIaed feet, on which sprREHef saaWeea
After Riuch loil, trouhle. and pushing 1t
the heavy nets, taa allrimp-catcheiH would
return win thpiT baskets eometimeB only
hait fuit Rus we qlehsaaqas vera ~ put lo-
inAtEet, tiiuH bringing ~ o few sDuH
Madeleine had worked harder than ever
lately. and egplriyed % aage . lev francs 70
/ buy some ARTICLES Tor her Htttssaatii and late
a. night she SIT fp working, when hef grand
l parents Wars IN bed.
One evening, when tie tide was low, ehe
went aas g Ei' " .a ag5seIs tREs Glag g ths
! Friday and ~ thara had been but little nah
eanghl, she knew there would 10 good sale
t9F them ~ tbe market
! The purple mnGaols stuck IN masses 20 the
! stones and IN among thea sawed entwined,
/ binding them together. As they were wet
and alippeFy, @adeleiie had talpn Oh her
sabots, aud her email feet came OUT AZ white
1 az ivory ~ The dark shells, sanle boys were
tialliuR GELS and others crabs, and the bnats In
| the distance we're stationary on the calm SEA
/ quite smooth IN che Hnltfy evening"
a happy smile eurled Madeieinels lips and
showed tho dimplaa round them, 1T was
easy 90 SEQ that sweet thoughts Rero IN her
Il little why man Who Was rftring his way
| with BoIae trouble % approach her, stepping
| aBgWardiy 90 BE did 90, Htoed Watching her
With some adnliIrHtion for some minutes
| si, De Meryille has nQt had TASTE, he said
| 70 himself; then pntiinR, his black portfolio
| under his arm, was recalled 10 fhe business
part ~ his eTTaDd, and feninR no chance 81
reaching heT withontA broken leg or arm,
abe ali, with sliil 4lis bright tiranrl Of bel
lover in her beart, hastily approacled think
ms, that he, vas ASKING, q, many. strangers
jumped agilaly 10 where ~ gtooa, her well
made feetclinGiuR ~ the rOagh, rocky stones
~ Y you 8ladelsina Jepneqilip, Is II natfi
ss 5a Nm ss Ky ts9 f " Pgils slsesso s9iss
II FORM
Il "a Madeleine dark cloud seemed 10 risl
5qddenly and blaeseQ the blHn sea. She be
Cape deadly pale - her hrst thoughts day
/ 9Pidrreri she calculated. this boat b
'1Pierrel Whq5 should knowof Pierre 2
nngHpred tAe Hide man, opening his port
! folio Gnd turning over some pRpers, n 10
peat u only ~ . Iqatter gt fOfnl Gou arr
snElIn2ned q RfReag n tho 92nlt n Dqp1a
sllgw tlle Sub lisntenant al 2roFocation
Ball " u nothlnR.V
Z WAS she who had been ne eauaO of q Hianh
dAQtaI Ana bnrtglng her face IN her hands
RR " % Rhnt ont some horrible sight ehi
t'We will teach YOU what 10 sag when gpJ
como 10 DoHai, sad hor companion. 'sMi
allall moi eat your
Bnt eeeing sle t9oE M gattieo. ~ much VA
! Hiloulders, for 10 was used 10 scenes Of pliBeT
/ ~ ell kinds, and iefther.
Ihe ola e'gfg, pasgipg by some tllpe Later
saw her a. hB LIKED b Is tace fF9El bis brsYiRry
~ wa De who Ind baptized heF, giving be
her plNlHfefe e04qgl3aFifoH, and wgg her con
I feis6F, aRa ~ piade heF Xii hiia now ti
saen he Lard 6f iIse carSiigai, VII WI ee
z / hfifrWard, by the GFtleBa WAS ~ which sh
, nnrE4tgd her story, f0at ghe Yhg innocent b
ailg 5igat e9nanet sl5l ". de Alergiiis ~ eon
+ II have relations at DouAi, y he said, IAN
: 1 viii tnke yop there nlgaelH inv pom CHILD
, wall pay far gon w theD, that YOU may b
Glotllad bg the qi1 alaD : words, Mndelein
! retatgeq hQJpe with q hRhksr heart, and .
she rcd her gERhdIaFests' frugal Bug
peE her face bad reclaimed much ~ ~ u
J Whan tbe neoaspss de g'eaaaes appeared |
court, vt ~ de Bleggil6's trial, % her aiIlpl
0 fisher le costume, her pure, childish fhe
D 1 executed great Interest, and much aHteniat
( JoFn9As GnlnpsniQn "a that fabal ear1iW
ey9nipg, Men eqgled ann Ntlst they CO..
tasFeg ais llek y sag si sllfs 2seg Ri
nQceFce land WoIacn studied her b IN ~
z ~ slswared TIC anestieas hi % b
proudly and srply, biit when she was nEke
9 gll6t pgeyiolie seqnaiptsnce sbo had bad WI
I. / n. % Meryllle d hot lnsb came over bl
checks a ah0 t3onfht Of the cefease8 be ba
q tried ~ force upon her, end people bnliled
they saE ber eopfaaiois thiakipg y denote
Z ii6r hands clHtehed i little cross Pisrre
= gift-roApd her neck, a. $40 tbo4glt how ~
& lover had hagea her frcm insult and tea
II vas clearly proved that the Insult be
y cqme from tlle y9ung sub lieqtenaut, W.
after experts bad bgen called iu, Sword
4 measured, eke. nothinR could 81 1ositiFel
q proved seAllt ~ % Mpfgliic, cad DO W
noqniffed HIS fi9endq loclgid round ~ eel
d Qrifnlate linl, aud Eiany bold loai8 fo8 up1
g AGdlleihe " she laqte Qua " ceurt, AZ
q Jokes iavled a. f1t Wbite-DairGd prieBt VI
v MAS Waiting 10 take heT h01le.
!. When uilo {etNrntd 70 beg Erapdperpnl
Il Rhe felt agtl ~ ulhuY years.
Z 1iist uiGiiti before SAC undfcase1, ahe loolEe
Qgi fqF Tong tnis fraln Ia llttis open vi
8 d0g ~ TIE hfa, thraNlng out Der afms ER
4 1 Gall nR for Flare.
Il / RiiaN hage no more nlagrin When be
4 herH,B ailn mur5pnrnL mo N3n Gave b
Il from ini3lt a and tisp threuihg heTfjif iip0
Y 4 her listle btd, glie yhed hssFiit " eleep.
y But Hilile every day she lDpQad loF "
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